No Left Turns

European Jews Move Right

This story in this mornings New York Times notes how Jews in Europe have been throwing their support to political parties of the moderate Right--and how a few are even embracing Far Right parties. Jews, the story notes, have been increasingly disgusted with the anti-Israeli views of the European Left, and some find appealing the extreme Rights calls for restricting Arab immigration.

Henri Rosenberg, an Orthodox Jew whose Polish parents survived Hitlers camps, is unapologetic about his support. "Orthodox Jews are thinking in the same ways that non-Jews are thinking, that Vlaams Belang can protect them," he said. "Throughout the Middle Ages, Jews had to compromise with the societies in which they lived and this made it much easier for Orthodox Jews to go with the standard, Is it good for Jews or bad for Jews? " he said. "Today, it seems it is good for Jews."

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